Today, Ascensia Diabetes Care, a leading global diabetes care company, 
announced that they will be continuing their support for this years' Spare a 
Rose campaign. The 2020 Spare a Rose campaign is organized by Life for a Child 
to raise funds to provide life-saving insulin, testing supplies and education 
for children with type 1 diabetes in countries with limited access to such 
essentials. This is the third consecutive year that Ascensia has supported the 
Spare a Rose campaign. 

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Life for a Child believes that no child should die of diabetes. Spare a Rose is 
the flagship fundraising campaign which aims to deliver on this goal. Spare a 
Rose encourages people to buy at least one less rose for their loved ones on 
Valentine's Day and instead donate the $5 cost for each rose to Life for a 
Child. Life for a Child uses these contributions to provide insulin, test kit 
supplies and education to young people with diabetes in need around the world. 
Just one $5 donation can provide a month's supply of insulin, and their 
projects currently support over 21,000 people in 42 countries worldwide.

Ascensia is encouraging their employees to donate to the campaign and will 
match their donations, up to a maximum of $8,500, representing one rose per 
employee. Over the last two years, Ascensia has been the top corporate donor to 
this campaign, contributing over $23,000 through a combination of employee and 
corporate donations.

Robert Schumm, Diabetes Management Domain Head and Head of BGM Business at 
Ascensia, said, "We are delighted to be supporting Life for a Child for the 
third time, as we believe in the ability of this campaign to change the lives 
of young people with diabetes. The work of Life for a Child is nothing short of 
exceptional. They are saving the lives of children across the world by 
providing supplies that they cannot otherwise access."

He continued, "As a company that specializes only in diabetes, we are committed 
to supporting this community as a trusted partner. It is very important that we 
stay true to, and find ways to genuinely live, our values, and this is just one 
of many ways that we can do that."

Ascensia's support has not gone unnoticed, explained Dr. Graham Ogle, General 
Manager of Life for a Child. "It's only thanks to generous donors like the team 
at Ascensia that we can do what we do. With this combined support, we have been 
able to preserve the lives of thousands of children and young people around the 
world with type 1 diabetes, who would have otherwise struggled to access the 
care they need to manage this very challenging health problem."

Rob added, "It is important to use the platform that we have to effect positive 
change, not only within our company and locally, but around the world. As a 
leader in diabetes care, we also want to set an example to others in the 
diabetes community. I urge companies and individuals in the community and 
beyond to come together to donate, so that together we can save the lives of 
many children around the world."

Donations to Spare a Rose can be made at 
https://lfacinternational.org/sparearose/ or 
https://spare-a-rose-or-corporate.raisely.com/. 

Source:  Ascensia Diabetes Care